I made the villain right.

The night was as dark as ink, the moon was cool and the stars were sparse. The coldness seeped into the air and penetrated into the house through the cracks in the door.

Inside the house, Shi Jin sat quietly by the charcoal fire to keep warm.

Suddenly, she remembered that she still had things to do, so she stood up, picked up a thick cloak and put it on.

Fan Hua just came into the room, and seeing this, he stepped forward to stop him and said, "It's cold at night, where are you going?"

Shi Jin smiled lightly, his eyes gentle: "I have something to ask Luo Yi."

"Then I'll accompany you."

Shi Jin shook his head gently, walked over to him, and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek.

She said angrily, "We need to chat about some private matters between women. It may not be convenient for you to be here. I will be back soon."

After Shi Jin left the room, he went straight to Luo Yi's room.

Inside Luo Yi's room, the candlelight flickered, and he was lazily sitting in a chair drinking tea.

After hearing Shi Jin's voice outside the door, he opened the door and let her in.

Luo Yi looked gentle and poured her a cup of hot tea. "What do you want to see me for?"

"Let's talk to you."

Luo Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at her suspiciously, and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Let's talk about you and my big brother."

Luo Yi was startled, a trace of unnaturalness flashed across his face for a moment, and he avoided looking at her, "What can I talk about with him?"

Shi Jin sighed softly, "Yiyi, I can see that you are interested in me, and I am also in love with you."

Luo Yi lowered his eyes and sipped his tea. "It's just your guess."

Shi Jin paused, his face showing worry, "Today I went to the General's Mansion to visit my father, and learned that the Holy King wanted to marry his disciple Xie Ru to my eldest brother. My father has agreed, and we are just waiting for a date to be chosen for the wedding."

Luo Yi's hand trembled, and with a "bang", he put the teacup down directly, raised his eyes and said in surprise: "What!"

The next second, Luo Yi realized that he had lost his composure, so he suppressed the turmoil in his heart, calmed his mind and asked: "Where is your brother, did he agree?"

"My eldest brother doesn't know about this yet. I don't think he would agree to this marriage if he knew."

Shi Jin sat closer to Luo Yi, took her arm intimately, and said softly:

"Yiyi, I don't want to see you and my brother miss each other. If you are interested, you might as well tell my brother honestly and ask father to cancel this marriage together."

Inside the general's mansion, the elegant room was quiet as Shi Wei and Shi Sheng sat opposite each other playing chess.

Shi Wei looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard, the black and white pieces crisscrossing each other, and chuckled, "This Gobang is quite interesting. Who taught you this?"

"It's my sister."

Shi Wei was slightly surprised, "Jin'er, you can play this."

"Yeah, my sister said that the way to play Gobang is..."

Shi Sheng's eyes showed a hint of complexity, "She created it in her spare time."

Shi Sheng knew that his father felt guilty towards his sister, but he did not dare to tell him the truth, for fear that his father would feel even more guilty.

Shi Wei did not forget his mission. After thinking for a moment, he finally got to the point.

"Sheng'er, your father has something to tell you."

Shi Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at the layout of the chessboard seriously, and replied: "What's the matter?"

Shi Wei gently picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard, and said slowly: "Today, the Holy King came to the mansion to propose marriage. He wants to marry his disciple Xie Ru to you. Your father agrees."

Shi Sheng's hand trembled, and the chess piece fell with a crisp sound.

He looked shocked and angry, "Dad, how could you agree to this without permission? Xie Rusu and I don't know each other, I absolutely don't agree to this marriage!"

"Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. As a father, how can I go back on my word? Wouldn't that be a breach of trust?"

After Shi Wei finished speaking, he observed Shi Sheng's expression intentionally.

"There's no need for Dad to step in. I can explain the matter to the Holy King myself." Shi Sheng said and stood up to leave.

After hearing this, Shi Wei was shocked. If Shi Sheng went to find King Shengqing, the matter would be exposed.

He quickly stopped Shi Sheng: "Stop! You rebellious son!"

Shi Wei realized that he had spoken too harshly and overacted, so he quickly softened his expression.

"Then Miss Xie is both beautiful and virtuous, and is a perfect match for you. It is a blessing for you that she can marry you."

"I don't want this blessing."

Shi Wei stared at Shi Sheng with a scrutinizing look, pretending to be puzzled and asked: "Your father really has good intentions and wants to find a good match for you. You don't have anyone you like yet, why are you so resistant?"

After hearing this, Shi Sheng said solemnly with a serious look: "Dad, I already have someone in my heart, and I just want to marry her. This marriage is absolutely impossible to agree to. I will definitely go and tell the Holy Lord King about it."

After Shi Sheng finished speaking, he turned and left. His back looked like he had made some kind of decision.

At this moment, Shi Sheng just wanted to find Luo Yi and express his feelings to her.

He went from striding to running, with the corners of his clothes fluttering.

Shi Wei watched Shi Sheng's figure quickly disappear at the end, a smile appeared on his face.

"I think there's hope."

On the streets of Kyoto, there are people running in both directions.

One ran towards the general's mansion.

One ran towards Fan Mansion.

They ran forward without hesitation, with determined eyes.

When Luo Yi and Shi Sheng walked to a stone arch bridge.

The two looked at each other, paused, and then slowly walked towards each other.

"I have something to tell you." They said in unison.

"You speak first." Luo Yi said.

Shi Sheng looked at Luo Yi with a fiery gaze, "Luo Yi, I admire you. Unconsciously, my eyes always want to stay on you. I want to be with you and protect you for the rest of my life. Are you willing to join hands with me?"

Luo Yi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if smiling, "But I heard that you and Xie Ru are already engaged."

Shi Sheng was stunned. He didn't expect that she also knew about this.

Luo Yi stared at him, his eyes searching, "This is my father's decision. I just found out about it. I will not agree to this marriage."

Luo Yi looked at Shi Sheng with a slightly suspicious look in his eyes: "Do you really like me? Are you just trying to avoid getting married?"

After hearing this, Shi Sheng panicked and said anxiously, "That's not the case. I really like you. It's because of this incident that I have to face my own heart. The person I want to marry is the one I like. Even if this incident didn't happen, I would not marry anyone else."

Luo Yi was moved when he heard this. Tears welled up in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved up, with a smile spreading to his eyebrows: "Actually, I like you too."

After hearing this, Shi Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he was ecstatic. He hugged Luo Yi tightly in his arms, his face full of joy and attachment.

"Great."

The two hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to merge each other into their bones and blood.

After a long while, Shi Sheng let go of Luo Yi, his eyes determined, "Let's go, let's go see father together and ask him to cancel this marriage."

"Okay." Luo Yi looked at Shi Sheng with moving eyes.

She also wants to be brave for love once.

Stepping out of the last betrayed relationship, she tried to believe that there was someone in this world who truly loved her.

The two of them walked hand in hand towards the general's mansion, their figures gradually moving away in the night.

Shi Sheng and Luo Yi stood side by side in the main hall of the general's mansion, facing Shi Wei who was sitting high in the hall. The atmosphere was solemn.

Shi Sheng spoke first: "Dad, she is the one I love, and I will marry her in this life."

Shi Wei's original serious expression instantly disappeared, replaced by a gentle face: "This Jin'er is so mysterious and refuses to tell me who your crush is. It turns out to be Miss Luo!"

"Dad, do you agree or refuse?"

"You two should get up soon. I haven't decided on this marriage."

When the two heard this, a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on their faces, and they immediately realized that they had been fooled.

Shi Sheng and Luo Yi quickly stood up, and Shi Sheng asked, "Isn't this my sister's idea?"

"Yes, Jin'er has been worrying about your lifelong event."

Luo Yi and Shi Sheng smiled at each other, and Luo Yi said, "Then we have to thank her very much."

The two had just expressed their feelings to each other and were deeply in love, so they were reluctant to part, so Luo Yi stayed at the general's mansion tonight.

The next day, when Shi Jin went to look for Luo Yi, he found that he was not in the room and immediately smiled.

I thought to myself: They should be able to do it.

After she chatted with Luo Yi for a while last night, she hurried out, saying that she was going to the general's mansion.

At this moment, Zhilu came over and said, "Princess, the Holy King is visiting the mansion. The prince has gone to the main hall to receive him. Do you want to go over?"

Shi Jin knew the purpose of the Holy King's visit and shook his head: "No need, give them some space to speak their minds."

Shi Jin remembered that she had asked Fan Hua to make sachets, but she was not good at needlework, so she had to find someone to teach her.

"Zhilu, how is your needlework? Can you make sachets?"

Zhilu shook his head: "No."

Shi Jin listened and thought about who to ask for help. Suddenly, a person appeared in his mind and his eyes lit up.

"I know who to look for!"